Basketball Game Preview: Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association Disciples vs. Oakhill Christian Royals

The Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association Disciples will venture away from home to face off against the Oakhill Christian Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.

Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association came up into this matchup off a tough 41-point defeat back in January. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Northeast Wisconsin Christian HomeSchool by a score of 67-65 on February 1st.

Meanwhile, Oakhill Christian played a tough match last Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Rock County Christian, falling 76-44. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 494th, while the Eagles are ranked 239th).

Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association will have to keep a close watch on Elijah Harman and Isaac Vogel, a pair of players who had a big impact on Oakhill Christian's prior game. Harman dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds, while Vogel posted 18 points. Harman has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last five times he's played.

Even though they lost, Oakhill Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Oakhill Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-22. As for Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Everything came up roses for Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association against Oakhill Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-24 victory. Does Fond du Lac Home School Christian Athletics Association have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakhill Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.